Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Holman Bible
I have nothing good besides You.”
International Standard Version
I told the LORD, "You are my master, I have nothing good apart from you."
A Conservative Version
Thou [my soul] have said to LORD, Thou are my LORD. I have no good beyond thee.
American Standard Version
O my soul , thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
Amplified
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”
Darby Translation
Thou my soul hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; --
Julia Smith Translation
Thou saidst to Jehovah, Thou my Lord: my good not upon thee.
King James 2000
O my soul, you have said unto the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness reaches not to you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."
Modern King James verseion
Oh my soul, you have said to Jehovah, You are my Lord; I have no goodness apart from You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, "Thou art my God, my goods are nothing like unto thee."
NET Bible
I say to the Lord, "You are the Lord, my only source of well-being."
New Heart English Bible
My soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
Webster
O my soul, thou hast said to the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
World English Bible
My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;
Themes
Topics
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 16:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Confidence In The Lord
1 Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith. 2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you. 3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
Job 22:2-3
Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself.
Job 35:7-8
If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?
Psalm 8:1
O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 27:8
When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.
Psalm 31:14
But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.
Psalm 89:26
He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.
Psalm 91:2
Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.
Isaiah 26:13
O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.
Isaiah 44:5
One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
Luke 17:10
In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.
John 20:28
And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God!
Romans 11:35
Or who has first given to him, and it will be given back to him again?